About Me

Australian philosopher, literary critic, legal scholar, and professional writer. Based in Newcastle, NSW. Author of FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND THE SECULAR STATE (2012), HUMANITY ENHANCED (2014), and THE MYSTERY OF MORAL AUTHORITY (2016).

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Austin!!

Now in Austin ... after spending yesterday afternoon/evening in taxis, planes, and airports. Had a very long sleep last night, so maybe I'm still not completely better? Then again, I was insomniac for quite a long time, adapting to yet another strange bed, and may not have spent an excessive time actually asleep.

Must now turn back into a human being, then go and register for Armadillocon. Also need to be back here at 3 pm, local time, for a radio interview with Seth Shostak. He wants to talk about transhumanism, but maybe there'll be an opportunity to slip in something about 50VoD. In any event, there's much to be said for and against transhumanism.

Edit: Just did the interview. No chance to talk about something as mundane as 50VoD, since we were very much focused on speculation about super-technology. Greatly enjoyed the interview, though, and hopefully will be able to provide a URL for it a little down the track ... so you can have a listen for yourselves.

Thanks, mate. I like to think that there's a huge number of readers out there enjoying my posts about the trip, but just not commenting ... perhaps waiting for me to say something controversial about religion, or whatever, before they pounce.